The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-17
THEHOT WEATHER LINGERS
And Sweltering Sufferers Continue to
Vainly Seek and Hope for Relief
The Street Thermometer Again Shows Tenn
perature Of 101 Degrees-The Heat Causes
Gne Death and Case of Prostitution.


Yesterday was another broiling day, and the
weather was again most fruitful topic Of con
versation. A number Of old citizens who thus
far have restrained themselves, have begun. e
make inyidous remarks concerning the preser,
summer, and have even gone so far as to attempt
odious comparisons with other summers Some
of the stories told by these citizens would do
credit to director in a natural gas company,
yet with the Thermometer ranging MP
near 100 Fahrenheit in the shade, nc
found to dispute any hot weather mar
rative. matter how preposterous it might on
cool reflection prove to be. The long thermom-
eter with the crimson artery that hangs in front
Of Sloan's pharmacy showed at s A. N. yesterday
$50. and later in the day made the following
showing. 1040 A NJ, 97o; lilo p. NJ, 1919; 2:30
p. M, 104o; $40 p. NJ, 95o; 600 p NJ. 92o.
The soda water fountains fixed never be-
fore, and were thronged all day long by swelt-
sr popuIace. There IVES a perspiring demand
for milk shakes, phosphate drinks.
iced tea, and cooling beverages of
all kinds At the saloons there was a large call
for mineral waters, lemonade. bustsrmilk and
light drinks with little spirit in them. 1t was
remarked that the sale Of beer during the hours
or the day when the sun In high up in the heav-
ing in the evening after the sun has gone down.
Saloon-ksepers think this is to some extent due
TO the fact that druggists and confsctioners have
gone into the supplying Of cooling beverages
this season as never before, and are receiving
. more patronage.
( Thermometers are not to be depended upon az
heat measurers. Every man who has Their
mometer gives it the same charming confidence
that he bestows upon his watch or physician.
He knows his Thermometer ia right, no matter
what strangely extravagant statements 1t may
give. Yet, a strictly honest and reliable Their
mometsr is rarity. why" said Signal
Officer Wappenhans to the reporter.
s'very few Thermometers are any &C
count Look at the tube in a Thermometer.
To the ordinary observer the tube into
which the mercury expands appears to be the
same size all the way, but with magnifying
glass you will readily see that there are wide
spaces and narrow spaces. When the mercury
gets into q nrrov space In the tube and is
pressed together il will rate higher, and in
wider space in the tube will rate lower In the
signal service we correct these degrees
rection I have in any instrument
use Ia one and half degree I own one 1
use for observations that has five corrections
along the scale and the greatest of these correc-
items IL three ten tbs of n degree When large
tube is blown to be used as thermometer It is
difficult to make it correct instruments as along
its greater length the wide and narrow spaces
will increase the defects"
The bulb is the working part of the thermome-
ter and should be proportioned to the tube The
action OF the Thermometer is in the bulb. There
IL lis that the mercury expands and contracts. If
the bulb liz not proportoned to the tube the in
strument will BIO defective and IL defective
sired. signal Oficsr Wappenhans informed
the reporter that he had had thirty
thermometers hanging up together
and they disagreed among themselves up to
nlike-two instruments made by the same
manufactures, one Of which beonge TO the signal
Office, and the other TO Prof f. Il. Cox. Along
the street there are no two locations alike as re-
CARDS exposure, and thousand Thermometers,
made By tho same manufacturer, and looking ex-
ncty alike, would show different temperatures.
Persons are aH unlike as these metallic measur-
crs OF heat when IL comes to matters Of temper
Ature.
overcast with ragged fragments Of clouds. The
air was sultry, and many persons, as an occa-
sional puff of wind came up from tho west and
south. thought that q shower, perhaps even n
good sized storm, was coming Not so tho signal
officer. He there would DO no rain,
and taking the days chart gave his reasons
for IL. Spreading it out he showed that
s'thc ninetes" extended from Fort Sill, In
Indian Territory, Omaha and ST. Paul eastward
70 the Atlantic and south TO the Gulf This great
tract was all nc 00o or above nc 2 o'clock yester-
day, with the highest temperature, 08o. at
Leavenworth. Kan, and Milwaukee, Wis. Nost
OF the other stations within this tract mt that
Duluth, Dsadwood and Cheyenne the tcmpera-
turc was COZ at o'clock yesterday afternoon
aud $50 ut Denver
The western side OF the heated area has moved
eastward n little since Friday afternoon. but too
little TO give promise OF any Immediate change
In temperature here. There were rains yester-
day In Colorado, Kansas and Minnesota, and
during Friday night and Saturday morning mt
New York, Pittsburg and Cincinnati but during
the day 10 was exceedingly warm and no rain.
For this reason no rain need be expected he-e--
unless change not now probable should
come-fron the East The cool current In flow
ing from Lake Superior over Minnesota. south.
ern Dakota northern Nebraska into Colorado,
and tho warmer atmosphere has moved n little
south ana east, but very little. Yesterday was
warmer here than Friday. AT the signal Office
the lowest temperature during Friday night and
Saturday morning was 74o. and at o'clock veg
terday morning 1t was 1872 At p. N. yesterday
the Thermometers marked 97o, and at o'clock
06o.
Herman Ballman. aged sixty-fve, residing
with his son-in-law, Lorenz Schmidt, mt the cor
ner OF Alabama and McCarty streets. was found
by Coroner Wagner developed thar death had
resulted from the heat Mr.. Ballman COM
planned OF the oppressiveness OF the heat all
day Friday, but otherwise seemed to be in good
health.
AT noon yesterday Andrew Bola living n. No.
III South Tennessee street, was overcome by
the heat in the eneins-room OF the Atkins saw
works, where he was employed. He was re-
moved to his home by Flanner e. Hommown
and after medical aid called soon revived
Intense Heat i'm Illinois.
CHICAGO, July 16-The victims OF the heat
In the past twenty -four hours are believed to
NUMBER not less than dozen. In many man.
ufactories, to-day, the employees were compelled
TO quit work account Of the great heat
At Joliet. Ill. the heat during the past thirty
one days has been unprecedented. The thor